Goresan Semangat Kemerdekaan

Seperti kapur yang sudah digoreskan di atas papan, tentu kapur itu tetap saja bisa pudar. Bisa karena terkena air, bisa karena terkena gesekan tangan, bisa juga karena memang dihapus. Namun kalau kita ingin kapur itu tetap ada, cukup goreskan saja lagi. Mudah bukan?

Sama halnya dengan semangat kemerdekaan, semangat nasionalisme. Akan selalu ada percikan air dan gesekan tubuh yang bisa memudarkan goresan semangat kita. Tapi bagaimana jika kita ingin semangat itu tetap ada? Goreskan saja lagi!

Dirgahayu Republik Indonesia. Semoga seiring bertambah usiamu bertambah pula goresan semangat anak bangsa!

Jakarta, 17 Agustus 2012

and another one! :)

wanting to make either a short animation or a children's book. toying with the idea of a 'Si Kancil' remake. not sure about anything yet, no story, no visuals, so this is just me messing around looking for ideas.

Happy Birthday Dethie!

dearest Dethie,

first of all, sorry for the late birthday greeting. i knew it was your birthday yet i stalled instead of congratulating you right away because i wanted to do something a little more than just write you a 140-character shout-out.

i'm not good at birthday presents so i hope you like this little doodle i made just to make it clear, this is you and, yes, that's salmon in the background :)

2 minggu kemaren aku kan ikut orientasi. terus jadi inget aja lagi semua rangkaian kejadian dari mulai seleksi sampe berangkat sampe kehidupan sekarang post-pertukaran pelajar.
you are a big part of my journey and always will be. karena kita mulainya bareng dan sama-sama ngejalanin bareng.
apakah aku maupun kamu sudah bisa menjadi seperti yang diharapkan dari seorang alumni AFS, aku ga bisa nilai sih. tapi yang jelas mah satu kesamaan dari semua returnee dan volunteer AFS yang pernah aku temui adalah i would instantly feel that they are people i admire. including, YOU, of course. all the ones that are selected to go to norway are special, i'm sure you know that, right? ;)

i think you have amazing survival skills, you are always yourself no matter where you are and that's a good thing because you are definitely a very pleasant person to be around. siapapun yang kenal sama kamu pasti mendapat kesan kamu bukan sekedar sebagai kenalan, tapi sebagai teman, baik yang baru kenal sekalipun :) you can be clumsy and a bit absent-minded but it makes you all the more endearing. it makes you approachable. you are naturally kind, funny, caring, and talented (despite your crazy singing and dancing, people can surely tell you sing and dance well for real ^^). you're not afraid of being in the center of attention and show people what you're capable of.

i can go on and on and on about things i admire about you but let's just wrap it up and simply say, i look up to you, i always have and always will :)

so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY my cute crazy little salmon girl. i'm lucky to be able to have you as friend.

may you always be blessed with nothing but the best.


♥ always,

Namira Primandari

Hand Drawn Cards Galore!

a recent AFS Swiss returnee reminded me about something i love the most about Swiss people; they like sending each other greeting cards (or sometimes postcards when they're away). i've had a few big events for some very good friends during in the same week, so i went on a card-making spree. i had tons of fun making them, i hope they like it :)